It's time for another challenge at Crafty Muse! Sarah designed this sketch and also gave us a recipe of using ribbon and brads...
I used the Bride and Groom from the Marriage downloads - hope you like what I've done!
Mam asked me to make a card for her neighbour's son who was 21 a couple of weeks ago ... I used Mikey and his car for this one ... I coloured the car red to match the boy's car and used a download for the "21" panel ... the happy birthday is a stamp.
He loved it! YAY!
This is the card I made for my Dad for Father's Day! When I was there yesterday it was still up!!
How long is it since I blogged?????
I was asked to make this card by a friend - the instructions were a little girl on a swing and butterflies because they are the little girl's favourite things! I found the cute image on this blog ... the paper was something I downloaded and had on my PC ... the folded butterflies are something I haven't made for AGES (even longer ago than my last post LOL!)
See you again soon - thanks for stopping by!
Ruth x
Sometimes I make so many things for other people that I don't take time to make something just for me. All week I've been wanting to try something different ... ... ... so I altered an old key to make a new keyring!
First time I've tried anything like this! It was fun ... but I'll do better next time! My alcohol inks came out to play ... and a cute little teddy bear charm, which I'm sure I must have bought to use on baby cards, but couldn't resist! LOL!
Today I went charity shop shopping and got 12 random forks and a few strange looks for £1 ... all because I have another idea in my head! Hee Hee!
Hope you like it - I'd be interested in what any of you altered art fans out there think!
Thanks for looking!
Ruth xx
I recently discovered Dustin Pike's cute illustrations, and he gave away this freebie image just when I was asked to make a cute graduation card for a friend's daughter! Thanks Dunstin!
My friend Helen asked me to make a card for her to send to one of her friends ...
I used the Girls About Town collection from Charmed Cards and Crafts, some girly Dovecraft papers and a handbag charm.
Today I am so proud of my youngest niece - she's passed her driving test! YAY!
Here are a couple of cards I made for her. The first one is from her Grandma and Granda. I used some backing paper which was made by a fellow Do-Crafter and an image from Pink Petticoat!
This one is from me and took a little longer to make. Do you like her car? She saved up and bought it herself as well as paying for the insurance for the car and most of her lessons. All her long hours at work paid off!
I had to use PhotoShop a bit here! First of all I had to get rid of the "L-plate" and while I was busy I decided to change the number plate to match her name! The backing paper of this one is a map of the local area. She loves it!
Well done, Kirsty! I am so so proud of you!The ATC swap for May over at Charmed Craft Talk was to make ATCs using metal..."It could be as straightforward as a brad or an eyelet, but the sky is the limit."
My first one uses a bit of circuit board, some craft wire and brads. I didn't like it at first, but looking at it now I think I do!
Next I cut up an empty can of pop. I had just treated myself to some alcohol inks (because I like to experiment from time to time) ... so I inked the can and then put it through my Cuttlebug ... yes, you can emboss the tin of a drinks can because it is quite thin! The embossing folder had flowers, so I also added some flowers to finish off the ATC. This one is my least favourite of the three ATCs I made... but I do love the colours of the inks!
Using the drinks can again and experimenting some more with my new inks ... this whole ATC is metal (apart from the sticker on the back with my name, etc on it) ... I wanted to keep this one LOL!
The challenge was to make a card for a male - grown up, not a child ... and to use no stamped or downloaded images...
My card uses some backing paper of DIY tools, some silver paper strips and a little spanner that I found when I was tidying my desk drawer at work! I inked the edges with silver ink and fastened the spanner on with a brad and some glue dots.
